Garibaldi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Garibaldi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Garibaldi than in the rest of the country, with only 4% of families fitting this profile. This stands in stark contrast to the national figure of 14.1%. The area is largely made up of couples, with most households containing two or more people.

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📍 Garibaldi, Suburb / Locality

Where Garibaldi sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Garibaldi — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Garibaldi2.6
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Garibaldi has 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure. Around 27.9% of households consist of one person, a rate a little above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.9% ▲ +51.9%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 27.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Garibaldi, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 68.7% of families here. This helps explain why one-parent families are so rare in Garibaldi, at just 4%, which is far below the Australian average.

4.0% ▼ -62.2%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 4.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Garibaldi, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Garibaldi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20968/garibaldi/topic/family-households